The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-04-28

STATION IN tnls county, ana hereOy pieoges
itself to work earnestly for the adoption
Of the proposed appropriation of $4,000
by the people of Greenville County in
case the location is made according to
that proposition.
Resolved, That copy of this preamble
and resolution be furnished to the com.
mittee appointed by the citizens meeting,
with tbe request to lay the same before
the Board of Agriculture if they deem
proper to do 80. W. LEE,
Secretary.
The proposition from Spartanburg
County is as follows: The citizens of
spartanburg County being desirous of
having the experimental station for the
upper part Of the State located near the
city of spartanburg, just outside the
corporate limits of the city, beg leave to
sumit the following bid in pursuance of
notice advertising for same, to wit:
They offer 200 acres of land, if so much
be necessary, to be used exclusively for
the purpose indicated, and $4,000 10
money. This land is Immediately con-
tiguous TO the grounds of the Interstate
Encampment, upon which there will be
a depot erected by the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line, which runs through
the grounds, aud this depot is within
quarter of mile of the lands offered.
The land lies on the Atlanta and Char
lotte Air Line Railroad, and the Asbe-
vile and spartanburg Railroad, and is
we'll watered.
The Eucampment Association of Spar
tanburg also offers to the experimental
station, if SO located, the free use oftheir
tabernacle buildings and grounds, con-
sistipg of thirty acres, and in which the
State building for State exhibits is now
being erected, for any or all meetings
and exhibitions desired in the interest of
the station.
If theSlocation should be made as above
desired, the citizens would respectfully
call the attention of the board to the fact
that four large and commodious build.
ings with some twenty acres of land,
formerly the property of the Spartan
burg Female College, the cost of which
was originally $4,000, now owned by
gentleman of large means, and who will,
in the agricultural interest, sell the same
for $4,000. The buildings mentioned are
all in first. class order. The site is on a
fine ridge with oak grove, and natural
drainage excellent.
N. F. WALKER, Chairman.
CHAs. II. CARLISLE, Secretary.
This is accompanied by petition that
the experimental station be located at or
near the city Of spartanburg, signed by
twenty-nine of the prominent citizens of
Union County.
For the location of the experiment
farm to be placed in the lower tiers of
Counties the following gentlemen pre-
sented and set forth the advantages of
Darlington S. A. Gregg, E.. R. .McIver,
E. W. Cannon and @. S. Mccullough.
Darlington's proposition is to appro.
pirate $4,000 if the station be located
there.
The Board after thinking and figuring,
came to the conservative conclusion to
visit in person at an early day the several
sites offered, and afterwards to make their
decision. The excursion will be pleas
ant one. 1t has not been decided wheth.
er it will be taken before or after the
annual phosphate excursion. Positively
no other information than this could be
obtained from the members of the board,
which adjourned subject to the call of
ths ShNanSMSN.